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Coakley-16

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Registered: 29th Dec 07
Location: Sussex
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13th Jun 08 at 14:20

Sorry guys but i dont really know much about cars and i would like to take my arches of for a re-spray.

BluKoo

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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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13th Jun 08 at 14:41

I picked up the back end of my mates corsa and his arch just fell of in my hand...

you could try that

Jamie-C

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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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13th Jun 08 at 14:50

Step 1
The arch is fixed to the car with 6 plastic nuts. Have a feel behind the rear arch first and locate all 6 of them. Note that you may have to remove muck and road dirt to get to some of them - mine were covered. The pic below shows roughly where the nuts are:

And this is what the nuts are like:

Step 2
Using your ratchet and 10mm socket (extension bar is recommended aswell) take off all 6 nuts from behind the arch. The one at the bottom front of the arch is the hardest because there isn't much space. This is where I used the angled extension to get in at that one. It may be easier to jack the rear of the car up but I don't have a jack so I did it this way and didn't have any problems - choice is yours!

Step 3
Now slowly remove and wiggle the arch free. The arch is also held on by a white plug thing at the end closest to the rear bumper, but arch will easily come off. Once the arch is off, this is what you’ll be left with:

Step 4
Once you have the arch off flip it over and check that all the little bolts are still attached to the arch. Some of mine dropped off when arch came off so I sorted this by using super glue to put them back in place and left it overnight to dry. In the pic below you’ll see 2 small shiny areas where glue was used to glue 2 bolts back in place. You can also see the white plug thing which helps hold arch on:

Step 7
Refitting is easy enough. Just place arch back in position starting at the end closest to the rear light and then put nuts back on and tighten.

Daveskater

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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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13th Jun 08 at 18:08

Nice post, Jamie, I might spray my arches myself to save some money at the paint shop

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Coakley-16

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Registered: 29th Dec 07
Location: Sussex
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13th Jun 08 at 23:48

Cheers matie

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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13th Jun 08 at 23:50

i just ripped mine off with my bare hands. sylvester style

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